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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Peekamoose (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Peekamoose. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Peekamoose is located in Ulster County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ulster County: Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange & Sullivan.

Below are the counties that are near Peekamoose. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peekamoose:

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Peekamoose)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peekamoose, with the one closest to Peekamoose listed first.
    • Bull Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Bull Run is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
    • West Shokan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
    • Brodhead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Brodhead is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
    • Branch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Branch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Boiceville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Olivebridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ashokan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Ashokan is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashokan
    • Shokan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Oliverea
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Atwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Atwood is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
    • Phoenicia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kerhonkson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kripplebush
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kripplebush is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kripplebush
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peekamoose, with the one closest to Peekamoose listed first.
    • Germantown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Germantown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Germantown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peekamoose, with the one closest to Peekamoose listed first.
    • Fleischmanns
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Margaretville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Denver
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Arena ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Arena is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
    • Halcottsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New Kingston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
    • Roxbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Andes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bovina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • Grand Gorge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Bovina Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peekamoose, with the one closest to Peekamoose listed first.
    • Rhinecliff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Staatsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Rhinebeck
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Hyde Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cruger Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
    • Tivoli
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Plains
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Red Hook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Wurtemburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
    • Haviland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Haviland is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
    • Fairview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Rock City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Rock City is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Poughkeepsie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peekamoose, with the one closest to Peekamoose listed first.
    • Spruceton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • West Kill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Platte Clove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
    • Hunter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jewett Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
    • Lexington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Tannersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jewett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Haines Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Palenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
    • Windham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Brooksburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Brooksburg is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peekamoose, with the one closest to Peekamoose listed first.
    • Pine Bush
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Searsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • Walden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Saint Andrew
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
    • Montgomery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Leptondale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Leptondale is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
    • Cronomer Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
    • Orange Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peekamoose, with the one closest to Peekamoose listed first.
    • Claryville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Grahamsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Curry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Neversink
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Willowemoc
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
    • Woodbourne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Aden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Aden is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
    • Divine Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
    • Woodridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Debruce
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Debruce is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruce
    • South Fallsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hurleyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peekamoose, see our County-by-County Page for Peekamoose.

Cemeteries Near Peekamoose ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peekamoose.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Peekamoose - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peekamoose covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peekamoose, with the one closest to Peekamoose listed first.

  • Palentown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Furman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Krumville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Tongore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Van Kleeck Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bush Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hudler Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Longyear Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Claryville Reformed Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pine Bush Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rochester Reformed Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (212 more) ...
    • Whitfield Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Accord Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Peekamoose in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peekamoose.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Peekamoose, with the one closest to Peekamoose listed first.

  • Bull Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bull Run is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
  • Sundown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Samsonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Shokan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
  • Denning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Denning is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
  • Tabasco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tabasco is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabasco
  • Brodhead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Brodhead is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Branch is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
  • Liebhardt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Liebhardt is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebhardt
  • Krumville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Krumville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumville
  • Boiceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Frost Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Frost Valley is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Valley
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Mombaccus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mombaccus is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mombaccus
    • Olivebridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cold Brook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cold Brook is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peekamoose. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peekamoose.

Newspapers Published in Peekamoose ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peekamoose.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peekamoose, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peekamoose.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Peekamoose:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peekamoose) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Peekamoose, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.